Media Coverage
Jens Wieting: Great Bear agreements show the way
March 24, 2016 - JENS WIETING - Times Colonist
Canada Just Protected A Rainforest Twice The Size Of Belgium
February 3, 2016 - NICK VISSER - Huffington Post
‘War of the Woods’ Over a Massive Canadian Rainforest Ends With a Peace Agreement
February 2, 2016 - JAKE BLEIBERG - Vice.com
Landmark deal to protect Canada Great Bear Rainforest
February 2, 2016 - UNSIGNED - BBC
Deal reached to protect Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
February 2, 2016 - UNSIGNED - Al Jazeera America
Solutions Are Possible’: Great Bear Rainforest Land-Use Deal Reached
February 1, 2016 - ANDREW MACLEOD - The Tyee
Key players in Great Bear Rainforest deal find common ground
February 1, 2016 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
Final agreement reached to protect B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest
February 1, 2016 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
Landmark deal protects huge swath of central B.C. coast from logging
January 31, 2016 - LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun
Special Report: The Great Bear Rainforest
January 27, 2016 - LINDA SOLOMON WOOD - National Observer
End in sight for decades-long battle to protect B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest
June 17, 2015 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
Saving the Great Bear Rainforest with good marketing
June 17, 2015 - JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail
BC gov’t invites letters on Great Bear Rainforest land use
June 10, 2015 - Vancouver Observer
Proposed deal to preserve large swaths of B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest
June 10, 2015 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
Logging company takes heat for cutting old growth trees in the Great Bear Rainforest
May 29, 2015 - JENNY UECHI - Vancouver Observer
Groups call on TimberWest to reduce logging in Great Bear Rainforest
May 21, 2015 - JUSTIN MCELROY - Global News
Environmentalists call on TimberWest to suspend logging in Great Bear Rainforest
May 21, 2015 - LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun
Groups say TimberWest went on logging-spree ahead of new rules
May 21, 2015 - SUNNY DHILLON - Globe and Mail
Jens Wieting: Finishing the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements akin to climbing Mount Everest
March 31, 2015 - JENS WIETING - Special to the Georgia Straight
War-in-the-woods peace talks hit snags
March 29, 2015 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
The Great Bear: worth more alive than dead
January 1, 2015 - BRIONY PENN - Focus Magazine
Nineteen year battle over Great Bear Rainforest on brink of peace as momentous deadline approaches
October 22, 2014 - CLAIRE HUME - Vancouver Observer
Great Bear Rainforest carbon credits offer economic lifeline to First Nations
January 31, 2014 - CHARLIE SMITH - The Georgia Straight
Conservation groups, timber companies reach deal to protect more of Great Bear Rainforest
January 29, 2014 - GORDON HOEKSTRA - Vancouver Sun
Stakeholders reach deal on Great Bear Rainforest
January 29, 2014 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
Environmentalists look to insert Great Bear Rainforest into B.C. election agenda
February 7, 2013 - JONATHAN FOWLIE - Vancouver Sun
Great Bear carbon offsets need scrutiny
February 4, 2013 - BOB SIMPSON - Vancouver Sun
Great Bear Rainforest needs both protection and a new economy
January 22, 2013 - VALERIE LANGER - Special to The Vancouver Sun
Opinion: Great Bear Forest Carbon Project offers prosperous future for Coastal First Nations
January 21, 2013 - ART STERRIT - Special to the Sun
Great Bear Rainforest’s green gold
January 19, 2013 - GORDON HOEKSTRA - Vancouver Sun
Environmentalists, forest industry struggle to complete Great Bear Rainforest conservation plan
January 18, 2013 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Protection sought for full rainforest
July 20, 2012 - JUDITH LAVOIE - Times Colonist
Island artist’s work reflects on rainforest
July 11, 2012 - AMY SMART - Times Colonist
Can a Single B.C. Forest Change the World?
June 22, 2012 - JENS WIETING - Huffington Post
Scientists Urge BC to Speed up Protection of Iconic Rainforest
June 21, 2012 - JUSTINA REICHEL - Epoch Times
Great Bear Rainforest agreement under Rio summit microscope: scientists
June 14, 2012 - HANAH REDMAN - The Tyee
Open letter to Premier Christy Clark: Fulfill provincial commitments to protect the Great Bear
February 8, 2012 - CARRIE SAXIFRAGE - Vancouver Observer
Green groups: government moving too slowly on protecting Canada’s Great Bear rainforest
February 8, 2012 - JEREMNY HANCE - mongabay.com
Eco groups urge government to complete protection promise for Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2012 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Enviros want BC premier to protect more of Great Bear sooner
February 7, 2012 - ANDREW MACLEOD - The Tyee
Pipeline Through Paradise
August 1, 2011 - BRUCE BARCOTT - National Geographic
Jens Wieting: TimberWest out of step in Great Bear Rainforest
July 5, 2011 - JENS WIETING - The Georgia Straight, Commentary
It’s time for Christy Clark to do her part for the Great Bear Rainforest
June 30, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail
Logging laggard threatens Great Bear Rainforest conservation
June 29, 2011 - TYLER HARBOTTLE - The Tyee
Fulfill promise of Great Bear Rainforest pact, Clark urged
June 28, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail
Logging threatening Great Bear Rainforest
June 28, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail Update
Environmental groups urge Clark to protect B.C. rainforest
April 1, 2011 - MATTHEW ROBINSON - The Globe and Mail
Section of Great Bear Rainforest made off-limits to foresters
February 18, 2011 - Business in Vancouver
Great Bear Rainforest tours set
January 29, 2011 - Times Colonist
Logging plan’s delay puts species at risk: study
March 5, 2010 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
In B.C. where the grizzly bears (still) roam
September 18, 2009 - CINDA CHAVICH - Special to the Globe and Mail
Great Bear Rainforest Plan
April 13, 2009 - GreenMuze
Former foes celebrate rainforest plan
April 10, 2009 - Williams Lake Tribune
BC’s first Indigenous Nations awaken
April 9, 2009 - TOM FLETCHER - Alberni Valley News
‘The war is over’: Great Bear Rainforest plan reached
March 31, 2009 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
B.C. government meets commitment to protect so-called Great Bear Rainforest
March 31, 2009 - The Canadian Press
Plan aims to protect Canadian coastal rainforest
March 31, 2009 - ALLAN DOWD - Reuters
BC’s ‘Great Bear Rainforest’ gets protection
March 31, 2009 - JOEL CONNELLY - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Campbell shines up his enviro credentials
March 31, 2009 - MICHAEL SMYTH - The Province
Great Bear Rainforest protected from heavy logging
March 31, 2009 - KIM MURPHY - LA Times
Province will meet Great Bear deadline
March 30, 2009 - COLLEEN KIMMETT - The Tyee
Great Bear Rainforest to be saved as ‘global treasure’
March 30, 2009 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Province to reveal managing plan for Great Bear Rainforest
March 30, 2009 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
Great Bear a critical carbon sink, study finds
March 3, 2009 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
On the hunt for the elusive spirit bears
November 29, 2008 - The Calgary Herald
Rona vows to buy only eco-certified lumber
November 22, 2008 - The Vancouver Sun
Forest companies and environmentalists reach agreement
February 22, 2008 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Land-use agreement shows the way
May 11, 2007 - The Vancouver Sun
B.C. stakeholders harvest kudos for rainforest deal
May 7, 2007 - The Vancouver Sun
New conservancies, new parks in B.C.
April 17, 2007 - CBC News
Rainforest clear-cuts persist, groups complain
March 30, 2007 - MARK HUME - Globe and Mail Update
Ottawa vows $30-million to protect Great Bear
March 15, 2007 - ROD MICKLEBURGH - The Globe and Mail
Canada acts to protect rainforest
January 22, 2007 - BBC UK
Canada pledges $30 million for Great Bear Rainforest
January 22, 2007 - mongabay.com
$30M forest pledge ‘clear signal’ of green Tories: Baird
January 22, 2007 - CBC News
Ottawa to give $30-million to ‘Canada’s Amazon’ - B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest
January 22, 2007 - ELIANNA LEV - Canadian Press
Spirit Bear guide bears witness to Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest white-bear secret
September 5, 2006 - ESPN
I spy a grizzly: Ecotourists in British Columbia track bears, very carefully
June 29, 2006 - LAUREN KRAMER - Special to the Boston Herald
Take a trip with BC First Nations
May 24, 2006 - Penticton News
Great Bear conservancy allows roads and hydro
April 25, 2006 - LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun
First Nations welcome rainforest opportunities
April 24, 2006 - CBC
Friendlier Footprints
April 10, 2006 - JENNY HOLTZ - Newsweek International
Canada’s Huge New Preserve Protects Rare “Spirit Bears”
March 6, 2006 - ANNA PETHERICK - National Geographic News
A Bear of a Deal
March 6, 2006 - YUILL HERBERT - The Dominion
Protection of Canada’s Great Bear Rain Forest Can Be a Model for Future Conservation Efforts
February 22, 2006 - MELINDA TUHUS - Between the Lines Q&A (New Zealand)
Two Lost Worlds Give us Hope
February 17, 2006 - DAVID SUZUKI - Science Matters
Great Bear Agreement won’t shift pressure
February 16, 2006 - THOM BARKER - The Interior News
They’re not out of the woods yet, but Great Bear is quite an achievement
February 13, 2006 - Vancouver Sun
B.C. rainforest pact heralds new era
February 13, 2006 - Toronto Star
Canada unveils 16m acre park
February 12, 2006 - ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Jamaica Observer, Internet Ed.
First Nations’ new reality arrives
February 10, 2006 - Paul Willcocks - The Daily Courier (Kelowna)
Deal makes peace in the rainforest
February 10, 2006 - TOM FLETCHER - Blackwood Press
Great Bear plan praised
February 10, 2006 - DAN MACLENNAN - Courier-Islander
Great Bear changes the rules
February 10, 2006 - RICHARD BOYCE - Parksville Qualicum News
Great Bear deal marks new world
February 10, 2006 - The StarPhoenix
Parkland for bears, wolves, salmon
February 10, 2006 - Zee News (India)
Great Bear Compromise sets stage for Wilderness Future
February 10, 2006 - HILLARY ROSNER - The Wilderness Blog: www.newwest.net
Canada’s Coastline Tagged for Preserve
February 9, 2006 - JEREMY HAINSWORTH, AP - The Moscow Times
Canada unveils rainforest project
February 9, 2006 - AP , VANCOUVER - Taipei Times
Conservation boost for Great Bear Rainforest
February 9, 2006 - Green Consumer Guide (UK)
Victory for Canadian forest campaign
February 9, 2006 - RAINFOREST ACTION - www.peopleandplanet.net
Canada creates massive ‘working’ park
February 8, 2006 - UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL - WebIndia
Bears finally saved from chainsaws
February 8, 2006 - IAN BAILEY - The Province
Huge Canadian park to dwarf Yellowstone
February 8, 2006 - JEREMY HAINSWORTH, AP - The Chicago Sun-Times
New, 16-million acre park to protect Canada wildlife
February 8, 2006 - STAR NEWS SERVICES - Indianapolis Star
Vast area of new parks ends coastal controversy
February 8, 2006 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Canadian forest granted protection against logging
February 8, 2006 - AFP - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, online
Loggers and green lobby strike deal to save vast rainforest
February 8, 2006 - TIM REID - The Times (UK)
Winning woods war may be easier than enjoying the peace
February 8, 2006 - EDITORIAL - The Province
Conflict to Consensus: British Columbia Protects Great Bear Rainforest
February 8, 2006 - Environmental News Service
Canada signs deal with loggers to save ancient rainforest
February 8, 2006 - RUPERT CORNWELL - The Independent
Canada unveils huge wildlife park
February 8, 2006 - AP - Irish Examiner
Deal protects Canada Rainforest
February 8, 2006 - BBC News
Huge park created, ending rainforest feud
February 7, 2006 - MSNBC News Services
Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region
February 7, 2006 - CANADIAN PRESS
A victory in the fight to preserve B.C.‘s rainforest
February 7, 2006 - MARK HUME - Globe and Mail
Deal reached to protect coast rainforest
February 7, 2006 - Reuters
Singin in the Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - Grist.org
B.C.‘s giant park could become a world blueprint
February 7, 2006 - DOUG STRUCK - The Washington Post
Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - CAMILLE BAINS - Canadian Press on Canada.com
Canada to protect animals unveiling massive park
February 7, 2006 - Pravda.ru
The creation of a unique 4.4 million acre environmental “working” park was announced Tuesday
February 7, 2006 - UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL - Physorg.com
Provincial government will preserve 1.8 million hectares of B.C. coast
February 7, 2006 - CKNW(AM980) - CKNW.com
CBC- B.C. protects large coastal area
February 7, 2006 - CBC News- BC
Canada Unveils Park to Protect Grizzlies
February 7, 2006 - JEREMY HAINSWORTH - Forbes.com
B.C. land dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - CANADIAN PRESS - The Edmonton Journal
Canada Unveils Park to Protect Grizzlies
February 7, 2006 - JEREMY HAINSWORTH - The Associate Press
Woods for the bears
February 7, 2006 - JULIAN RUSH - Channel 4 News, UK
Canada to protect wildlife, logging in huge B.C. park
February 7, 2006 - P-I NEWS SERVICES - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Plan to protect eco-forest on B.C. coast unveiled
February 7, 2006 - CANADIAN PRESS - CTV News
Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - CAMILLE BAINS - The Hamilton Spectator
Canada to Shield 5 Million Forest Acres
February 7, 2006 - CLIFFORD KRAUSS - New York Times
B.C. to unveil huge new park
February 7, 2006 - The Bellingham Herald, online
After an endless hibernation, Great Bear deal is stirring
February 6, 2006 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
Huge Canadian Park is Born of Compromise
February 6, 2006 - DOUG STRUCK - Washington Post Foreign Service
Could there finally be peace in the Great Bear Rainforest?
February 6, 2006 - ROBERT McCLURE - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Finally, a deal on rainforest protection
February 4, 2006 - LES LEYNE - Victoria Times Colonist
Canadian loggers and foes end a long battle
February 4, 2006 - CLIFFORD KRAUSS - International Herald Tribune
Canada to protect wildlife, logging in huge B.C. park
February 4, 2006 - P-I NEWS SERVICES - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Deal reached in the Great Bear Rainforest
February 4, 2006 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Group pays to end killing on Central Coast
December 13, 2005 - NICHOLAS READ - Vancouver Sun
The War for the woods
November 17, 2005 - BRYNNA HALLAM - The Martlet
Best chance for coastal rainforest
October 27, 2005 - ART STERRITT & GUUJAAW - Special to the Vancouver Sun
The millions of hectares around B.C.‘s Great Bear Lodge are rich with the big critters
October 8, 2005 - JUDI LEES - The Standard (St. Catherine's, Niagara)
Enviros test premier’s fax
September 29, 2005 - ANDREW MACLEOD - Monday Magazine
Rainforest campaign showered with support
September 22, 2005 - JEFF HODSON - Metro Vancouver
B.C. First Nation files historic land-use plan
September 20, 2005 - CANWEST NEWS SERVICE - The Edmonton Journal
Heiltsuk unveil plan for Great Bear
September 20, 2005 - MARK HUME - Globe and Mail
Court action in tribal council’s arsenal
September 20, 2005 - LARRY PYNN - The Vancouver Sun
Native band bids for control of coast forest
September 19, 2005 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
B.C. band seeks control of resources
September 19, 2005 - CANADIAN PRESS - Globe and Mail
Landmark Great Bear Agreement Is Down to the Wire
September 11, 2005 - HEATHER RAMSAY - The Tyee: Special Report
German visitors here to check on ‘eco-based’ logging process
September 9, 2005 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Global Forest and Paper Summit: Bottom Line vs Conservation
June 3, 2005 - ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS SERVICE
Ecogroups see conflicts over land use
April 29, 2005 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Environmental Groups Give Government and Industry Failing Grade
April 28, 2005 - CKNW News
Enviros and Industry ring alarm over Great Bear Project
April 28, 2005 - CHARLES CAMPBELL - The Tyee
D grade for BC on forest protection
April 28, 2005 - CANADIAN PRESS - The Province
Final push needed on coastal logging deal
March 18, 2005 - CATHERINE STEWART, LISA MATTHAUS, MERRAN SMITH - Vancouver Sun: Issues & Ideas
Protection good for economy, according to report
February 21, 2005 - HEIDI BEVINGTON - Queen Charlotte Islands Observer:
Cut logging, gain jobs: report
February 14, 2005 - SCOTT SIMPSON - Vancouver Sun
‘Great Bear’ Economy Goes after $200 Million
November 26, 2004 - HEATHER RAMSAY - The Tyee
A Canopy of Hope
April 30, 2004 - The BC Environmental Report
Half of B.C. needed to save grizzlies, report says:
February 12, 2004 - NICHOLAS READ - The Vancouver Sun
Radical land-use plan proposed on central coast
January 16, 2004 - The Vancouver Sun
Science can help Judge Conservation
December 1, 2003 - CHUCK RUMSEY - Vancouver Sun: editorial
Preserve half of rainforest, scientists urge
November 20, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
Journey to the Heart of the Great Bear Rainforest
July 15, 2003 - Cascadia Times
BC Puts Off Logging in ‘Spirit Bear’ Forest for a Year
June 26, 2003 - CBC
Four different ways to use our land: Government looks to balance environment and employment
June 26, 2003 - Victoria Times Colonist
Government extends logging ban on central coast to allow for land-use plan
June 26, 2003 - Victoria Times Colonist
Kermode-bear champion fears resumption of central-coast logging: Forest firms say nothing is planned
June 25, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
B.C. may see return to war in the woods
June 17, 2003 - Canadian Press
Business shifts attitudes on forest products
May 5, 2003 - MICHELLE BENJAMIN - Victoria Times Colonist: Opinion
New War of the Woods shaping up in B.C. forests
April 9, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
Logging moratorium to end soon in contentious rainforest
April 8, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
Greens accuse certification schemes of rubber-stamping bad practices
April 7, 2003 - UK Timber Trade Journal
First Nations, environmental activists unite against Victoria
April 4, 2003 - GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun
Environmentalists re-enter fight over B.C. forests: Ecogroups turn attention to rest of the Province
April 3, 2003 - GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun
Corporate buyers look to eco-certified forest companies
March 15, 2003 - GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun
Natives seek probe of cedar overcutting
March 14, 2003 - GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun
Green’ forest products gain: poll: Greenpeace claims victory
March 11, 2003 - National Post/'
B.C. environmentalists buoyed by ‘green’ report
March 11, 2003 - CTV
Green products more popular: lobbyists
March 11, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
Environmentalists say forest cut ‘alarming’
January 15, 2003 - Vancouver Sun
Fishing with wolves
October 14, 2002 - The Vancouver Sun
Buying Power
October 2, 2002 - LINDA COADY - Truckloggers Magazine
In Crisis Lies Opportunity
October 2, 2002 - MERRAN SMITH - Truckloggers Magazine
Under the Great Bears spell
October 2, 2002 - The Globe and Mail
That’s the spirit: Simon Birch visits the rainforest of British Columbia to admire the spirit bear
August 24, 2002 - The Guardian (UK)
Fish and the Forest: New research shows salmon are feeding B.C.‘s coastal ecosystems
August 8, 2002 - The Georgia Straight
Tours & Cruises Focusing on Grizzlies in British Columbia Forest
August 4, 2002 - Los Angeles Times
Co-op Sells First Eco-lumber
August 1, 2002 - The Georgia Straight
Cabinet orders protection of ‘Great Bear Rainforest’
May 23, 2002 - Vancouver Sun
Travel Paradise Preserved: Schooner shows off natural treasure of Great Bear Rain Forest in BC
May 12, 2002 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Forest forum unites age-old rivals
May 6, 2002 - CNN
Delay stirs trouble in Great Bear Rainforest
April 4, 2002 - The Vancouver Sun
Truce Over Canadian Rainforest Seen Fraying
April 4, 2002 -
Great Bear Rainforest deal at risk if Liberals don’t follow through
April 4, 2002 - CATHERINE STEWART - The Vancouver Sun: Opinion
Great Bear deal in tatters: Environmentalists
April 4, 2002 - The Province
Cracks appear in year-long forest-war truce in British Columbia
April 4, 2002 - Canadian Press
New debate over Great Bear Rainforest
April 4, 2002 - CBC News
Trust Established
April 3, 2002 - The Vancouver Province: Business in Brief
Workers displaced by coastal land preservation to be compensated
April 3, 2002 - CKNW/AM980
B.C. not implementing accord, groups say
April 1, 2002 - The Globe and Mail
Do Bears Fish in the Woods?
November 22, 2001 - ROBERT SEMENIUK - The Ecologist
Liberals sign on to NDP forest plan
November 16, 2001 - The Vancouver Sun
Peace-in-the-woods deal imminent
March 17, 2001 - Vancouver Sun
Interfor halts pristine valley work
March 15, 2001 - Vancouver Sun
Forestry legislation on course despite mounting opposition
March 6, 2001 - Victoria Times Colonist
Working forest idea concerns tourism lobby
March 5, 2001 - CANADIAN PRESS - Prince George Citizen